Review of "Groundhog Gets a Say" by Pamela C. Swallow
This is the story of a groundhog who thinks his species is getting a bad rap in the media. He says once Groundhog Day passes, nobody pays any attention to groundhogs. With lots of humor and comical illustrations, this book tells children all about this poor rodent. I knew groundhogs are also called woodchucks, but I'd never heard of whistlepigs. Learn something new every day, I say. "Whistlepig" would make a sneaky play in Scrabble, eh?
Rainbo Electronic Reviews published this review in our February, 2008 issue.
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